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Sauroposeidon

O nome significa: “lizard earthquake god, after the Greek god Poseidon”1
Comía: PlantasPescozos longosCretáceo Inferior a Cretáceo Superior

Sauroposeidon was one of the tallest dinosaurs that ever lived. It had an incredibly long neck that helped it reach high into trees to eat leaves. This giant plant-eater lived in North America during the Early Cretaceous period.12

Viviu
hai entre 121 e 94 millóns de anos4
Cretáceo Inferior a Cretáceo Superior
Fósiles atopados en
Oklahoma, Texas, and Wyoming, USA1
Lonxitude
28 a 34 m (92 a 112 ft)1
Peso
40 toneladas a 60 toneladas (88 200 a 132 300 lb)1
Altura
15 a 18 m (49 a 59 ft)1
Velocidade máxima
uns 9 km/h (6 mph)
Correr, estimación

Cando viviu?

Triásico
Xurásico
Cretáceo
Hai 252 millóns de anos20114566, o asteroide

Como era de grande?

Canto medía de longo?

Sauroposeidon uns 34 m de longo (112 ft)Unha bici de adulto uns 1,8 m (5,9 ft)Un coche uns 4,5 m (15 ft)Un elefante, o animal terrestre máis grande de hoxe uns 6,5 m (21 ft)

Canto medía de alto?

Un elefanteuns 3,2 m (10 ft)Unha xirafauns 5,5 m (18 ft)Unha árbore grandeuns 12 m (39 ft)Sauroposeidonuns 18 m de alto (59 ft)

Canto pesaba?

tan pesado coma 10 elefantes
tan longo coma 8 coches aparcados en filatan longo coma 190 plátanos postos un tras outrotan pesado coma 12000 sandíastan alto coma 3 xirafas unha enriba da outratan pesado coma 75 clases enteiras de nenostan alto que podería asomarse a unha xanela do andar 7podería correr 100 metros en 40 segundos (o humano máis rápido necesita 9,6)

Como era de grande Sauroposeidon comparado CONTIGO?

Só son contas no teu navegador. Non se garda nin se envía nada.

Que velocidade alcanzaba?

cousas xeniais

Datos curiosos

1

Sauroposeidon's neck vertebrae were extremely long and light, filled with air sacs like a bird's bones.2

2

It lived about 113 to 110 million years ago, near the end of the Early Cretaceous.1

3

Sauroposeidon was one of the last sauropods in North America before a 40-million-year gap without them.1

4

The first fossils were four neck bones found in Oklahoma in 1994.1

5

Scientists once thought the Texas fossils were a separate dinosaur called Paluxysaurus, but now they are considered the same as Sauroposeidon.1

6

Sauroposeidon is the official state dinosaur of Texas.1

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Its neck could reach about 11 to 12 meters (36 to 39 feet) long, letting it browse from treetops without moving its body.1

Feito con IAImaxe de Sauroposeidon feita con IA
Unha imaxe feita con IA de como podería ser Sauroposeidon, creada por un ordenador a partir do que saben os científicos. É unha suposición: o animal real podía ser diferente, e ninguén sabe as súas cores de verdade.
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As preguntas máis frecuentes sobre Sauroposeidon

?How tall was Sauroposeidon?

Its head could reach about 16.5 to 18 metres (54 to 59 feet) high with its neck stretched up, making it one of the tallest dinosaurs ever.1

?How long was Sauroposeidon?

It was about 27 to 34 metres (89 to 112 feet) long, which is similar to the length of a blue whale.1

?How much did Sauroposeidon weigh?

It weighed about 40 to 60 tonnes (44 to 66 short tons), as heavy as a herd of elephants.1

?What did Sauroposeidon eat?

It was a plant-eater that probably ate leaves from the tops of trees, like conifers and early flowering plants.3

?When did Sauroposeidon live?

It lived about 113 to 110 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous period.1

?Where was Sauroposeidon found?

Its fossils were found in the U.S. states of Oklahoma, Texas, and Wyoming.1

?Why did Sauroposeidon have such a long neck?

Its long neck helped it reach high into trees to eat leaves without moving its whole body, like a giraffe's neck.1

?Is Sauroposeidon a dinosaur?

Yes, it is a sauropod dinosaur, a type of long-necked plant-eater.1

Cazamitos

Mito: Sauroposeidon was the largest dinosaur ever.

Verdade: While very tall, Sauroposeidon was not the heaviest or longest. Other sauropods like Argentinosaurus were bigger overall.1

Para expertos en dinos

Nome científico
Sauroposeidon
Bautizado por
Wedel et al. 20004
Grupo
Pescozos longos
Familia / clado
Somphospondyli4
Clasificación
Sauropodomorpha > Sauropoda > Macronaria4
Idade das rochas
de 121 a 94 millóns de anos (Aptian / Cenomanian)4
Formacións rochosas
Cloverly, Antlers, Twin Mountains4
Países
EUA4
Rexistros fósiles
6 na Paleobiology Database4
Tamén coñecido como
Paluxysaurus (nomes antigos que agora contan como o mesmo animal)4
Descubrimento
Sauroposeidon was named in 2000 by paleontologists Mathew Wedel, Richard Cifelli, and Kent Sanders based on neck bones found in Atoka County, Oklahoma.41
Aínda en debate
Scientists still debate whether Sauroposeidon was a brachiosaurid or more closely related to titanosaurs.1

De onde veñen os datos

  1. Sauroposeidon (en.wikipedia.org)
  2. Osteology, paleobiology, and relationships of the sauropod ... (app.pan.pl)
  3. Sauroposeidon - ZoomDinosaurs.com (enchantedlearning.com)
  4. Sauroposeidon in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): idade, lugares, formacións rochosas, clasificación.

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